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Founded in 1988, '''Strawdog Theater Company''' is{{when|date=May 2019}} located in North Center at 1802 W Berenice Avenue.
[[Image:DefiantGroupParkWest.jpg|thumb|Defiant Theatre in 1998]]
'''Strawdog Theatre Company''' is a [[Chicago]]-based [[theatre]] company founded in 1988


==2015–2016 - Season 28==
==Production History==


*'''''In a Word'''''
===2003-2004 - Season 16===
**by Lauren Yee
*'''''[[Julius_Caesar_%28play%29|Julius Caesar]]
**directed by Jess McLeod
*'''''D.O.A.'''''
**by from the script by Russell Rouse & Clarence Greene
**directed and adapted by Elizabeth Lovelady
*'''''Once in a Lifetime'''''
**by George S. Kauffman and Moss Hart
**directed by Damon Kiely

==History==

Lawrence Novikoff and Paul Engelhardt founded Strawdog Theatre Company in 1988 after performing together in a production of Euripides's ''Helen''. Strawdog was intended to be a home for a company of actors drawn to a gritty, realistic theater style. The group took their name from Sam Peckinpah's movie "Straw Dogs" and was founded with the commitment to the ensemble approach, which remains the backbone of Strawdog today{{when|date=May 2019}} [http://newcitystage.com/2009/05/21/strawdog-theatre-company-2009-2010-season-announcement/].

In 2000, the Company went through a period of restructuring. Many ensemble members left the Company and new members were recruited. This personnel change led to a shift in leadership and focus for the ensemble. Jennifer Avery and Michael Dailey took over as Co-Artistic Directors. They added many new ensemble members of varying disciplines, restructured the administration of the Company and gradually moved its focus from gritty kitchen sink dramas to a wider range of styles.{{citation needed|date=May 2019}}

In August 2003, the Company hired Nic Dimond, a former ensemble member, to helm the Company as Artistic Director.{{citation needed|date=May 2019}}

Strawdog first garnered national attention when [[Terry Teachout]] ("America's Theatre Critic") of [[The Wall Street Journal]] named ''Aristocrats'' one of the best shows of 2007.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Teachout|first1=Terry|title=Discovering the World Beyond Broadway|url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/SB119880714002554595|work=Wall Street Journal|date=2007-12-28}}</ref> The next year, Teachout once again lauded Strawdog for their production of ''RUR'', a rarely seen parable about robots and technology.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Teachout|first1=Terry|title=A Noisy 'Seagull,' a Remarkable 'R.U.R.'|url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/SB122298264817299611|work=Wall Street Journal|date=2008-10-03}}</ref>

==Production history==

===2003–2004 - Season 16===
*'''''[[Julius Caesar (play)|Julius Caesar]]'''''
**by [[William Shakespeare]]
**by [[William Shakespeare]]
**directed by Nic Dimond
**directed by Nic Dimond
**(remount at Theatre on the Lake)
**(remount at Theatre on the Lake)

*'''''Detective Story'''''
*'''''Detective Story'''''
**by [[Sidney Kingsley]]
**by [[Sidney Kingsley]]
**directed by Shade Murray
**directed by Shade Murray

*'''''Wireless: Programme One'''''
*'''''Wireless: Programme One'''''
**by Gregor Mortis
**by Gregor Mortis
**directed by Gregor Mortis
**directed by Gregor Mortis

*'''''[[Merchant of Venice]]'''''
*'''''[[Merchant of Venice]]'''''
**by [[William Shakespeare]]
**by [[William Shakespeare]]
**directed by George Cederquist
**directed by George Cederquist

*'''''[[Fuddy Meers]]'''''
*'''''[[Fuddy Meers]]'''''
**by [[David Lindsay-Abaire]]
**by [[David Lindsay-Abaire]]
**directed by Kimberly Senior
**directed by Kimberly Senior


===2004-2005 - Season 17===
===2004–2005 - Season 17===
*'''''Wireless 2'''''
*'''''Wireless 2'''''
**directed by Gregor Mortis
**directed by Gregor Mortis
*'''''[[Puntila and Matti, his Hired Man|Puntila and His Man Matti]]'''''

*'''''Puntilla & his man Matti'''''
**by [[Bertold Brecht]]
**by [[Bertold Brecht]]
**directed by Nathan Allan
**directed by Nathan Allan

*'''''Wireless 3'''''
*'''''Wireless 3'''''
**directed by James Anthony Zoccoli
**directed by James Anthony Zoccoli

*'''''Impossible Marriage'''''
*'''''Impossible Marriage'''''
**by [[Beth Henley]]
**by [[Beth Henley]]
**directed by Eric Wegener
**directed by Eric Wegener

*'''''The True Ballad of Fall's Blessings'''''
*'''''The True Ballad of Fall's Blessings'''''
**by Hank Boland
**by Hank Boland
**directed by Nic Dimond
**directed by Nic Dimond


===2005-2006 - Season 18===
===2005–2006 - Season 18===


*'''''Detective Story'''''
*'''''Detective Story'''''
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**directed by Shade Murray
**directed by Shade Murray
**remount at Theatre on the Lake
**remount at Theatre on the Lake

*'''''Wireless 4'''''
*'''''Wireless 4'''''
**directed by Nic Dimond

*'''''[[Three Sisters]]'''''
*'''''[[Three Sisters (play)|Three Sisters]]'''''
**by [[Anton Chekov]]
**by [[Anton Chekhov]]
**directed by Kimberly Senior
**directed by Kimberly Senior

*'''''Wireless 5'''''
*'''''Wireless 5'''''

*'''''[[The Tooth of Crime]] (2nd Dance)'''''
*'''''[[The Tooth of Crime]] (2nd Dance)'''''
**by [[Sam Shepard]]
**by [[Sam Shepard]]
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===2006-2007 - Season 19===
===2006-2007 - Season 19===


*'''''[[Three Sisters]]'''''
*'''''[[Three Sisters (play)|Three Sisters]]'''''
**by [[Anton Chekov]]
**by [[Anton Chekhov]]
**directed by Kimberly Senior
**directed by Kimberly Senior
**remount at Theatre on the Lake
**remount at Theatre on the Lake

*'''''Marathon '33'''''
*'''''Marathon '33'''''
**by [[June Havoc]]
**by [[June Havoc]]
**directed by Shade Murray
**directed by Shade Murray

*'''''Radio Theatre 6'''''
*'''''Radio Theatre 6'''''
**by Hank Boland

**directed by Jennifer Avery
*'''''[[A Lie of the Mind]]'''''
*'''''[[A Lie of the Mind]]'''''
**by [[Sam Shepard]]
**by [[Sam Shepard]]
**directed by Nic Dimond
**directed by Nic Dimond

*'''''Radio Theatre 7'''''
*'''''Radio Theatre 7'''''
**by Michael Dailey
**directed by Amanda Delheimer

===2007–2008 - Season 20===

*'''''Aristocrats'''''
**by [[Brian Friel]]
**directed by Rick Snyder
*'''''[[Richard III (play)|Richard III]]'''''
**by [[William Shakespeare]]
**directed by Nic Dimond
*'''''Old Town'''''
**by Brett Nevue
**directed by Kyle Hamman

===2008–2009 - Season 21===
*'''''RUR'''''
**by [[Karel Čapek]]
**directed by Shade Murray
*'''''Cherry Orchard'''''
**by [[Anton Chekhov]]
**directed by Kimberly Senior
*'''''Red Noses'''''
**by Peter Barnes
**directed by Matt Hawkins

===2009–2010 - Season 22===
*'''''St. Crispin's Day'''''
**by [[Matt Pepper]]
**directed by Kevin Christopher Scott
*'''''Uncle Vanya'''''
**by [[Anton Chekhov]]
**directed by Kimberly Senior
*'''''Good Soul of Szechuan'''''
**by Bertold Brecht
**directed by Shade Murray

===2010–2011 - Season 23===
*'''''Red Noses (Remounted)'''''
**by Peter Barnes
**directed by Matt Hawkins
*'''''State of the Union'''''
**by [[Howard Lindsay]] & [[Russel Crouse]]
**directed by Geoff Button
*'''''Master and Margarita'''''
**by [[Mikhail Bulgakov]]
**directed by Louis Contey
*'''''Conquest of the Southpole'''''
**by Manfred Karge
**directed by Kimberly Senior

===2011–2012 - Season 24===
*'''''Old Times'''''
**by Harold Pinter
**directed by Kimberly Senior
*'''''Petrified Forest'''''
**by [[Robert E. Sherwood]]
**directed by Shade Murray
*'''''The Duchess of Malfi'''''
**by [[John Webster]]
**directed by Brandon Bruce

===2012–2013 - Season 25===
*'''''Neighborhood 3: Requisition of Doom'''''
**by Harold Pinter
**directed by Joanie Schultz
*'''''Improbable Frequency'''''
**Book & Lyrics by Arthur Riordan
**Music by Bell Helicopter
*'''''Big Love'''''
**by [[Charles L. Mee|Charles Mee]]
**directed by Matt Hawkins


==Awards==
==Awards==

===2008===
'''''Old Town''<br />'''
After Dark Awards
* Outstanding Musical
* Outstanding Original Song/Score
** Misha Fiksel
*Outstanding Performance in a Musical or Review
** Kat McDonnell
<br />
'''''Lie of the Mind''<br />'''
Joseph Jefferson Awards, Non-Equity Wing
* Incidental Music
** Misha Fiksel & Gregor Mortis


===2007===
===2007===
''Marathon '33''<br />
'''''Marathon '33'''''<br />
Joseph Jefferson Citations<br />
Joseph Jefferson Awards, Non-Equity Wing
* Outstanding Ensemble<br />
* Outstanding Ensemble


===2005===
==Board of Directors==
'''''Three Sisters'''''
*'''Altman, Gregory''' (Board President)

*'''Brown, Courtney'''
Joseph Jefferson Awards, Non-Equity Wing
*'''Bryski, Krista''' (Board Development Chair)
*Best Adaptation
*'''Hobart, Jim'''
**Curt Columbus
*'''Leander, Jason'''
*Best Scenic Design
*'''Stapleton, Nora''' (Board Treasurer)
**Brian Sidney Bembridge
*'''Vivar, Sherry'''
After Dark Awards
*'''Zingelman, Tim'''
*Best Overall Technical
*Best Production

==Board of directors==
*Meaghan Clayton
*Thomas Linguanti
*Camille McLeod
*Jennifer Nelson
*Seth Rickard
*Chelsea Wilson
*Patrick Zubrod


==Artistic Associates==
==Artistic Associates==
*Matt Hawkins
*'''Caplan, Michelle'''
*'''Crowther, Elea'''
*'''Murray, Shade'''
*'''Pluess, Andre'''
*'''Senior, Kimberly'''
*'''Sussman, Ben'''
*'''Vince, Evil'''
*'''Zematis, Scott'''


==Members==
==Members==
*Aly Renee Amidei
*'''Apodaca, Dan'''
*Hank Boland
*'''Avery, Jennifer'''
*Nicole Bloomsmith
*'''Boucher, Abigail'''
*Brittany Dee Bodley
*'''Cardiff, Donald'''
*Mike Dailey
*'''Carlson, Erin'''
*Scott Danielson
*'''Dailey, Michael'''
*'''Deely, Anita'''
*Anita Deely
*Paul Fagen
*'''Dimond, Nic''' (Artistic Director)
*John Ferrick
*'''Ferrick, John'''
*Kyle Gibson
*'''Fiksel, Mikhail (Misha)'''
*Sarah Goeden
*'''Greeves, Aly Renee'''
*'''Grisola, Carmine'''
*Carmine J. Grisolia
*Kyle Hamman
*'''Hainsworth, Chris'''
*Heath Hays
*'''Hall, Lynne'''
*Shannon Hoag
*'''Hamman, Kyle'''
*Sam Hubbard
*'''Hellman, Erik'''
*Jordan Kardasz
*'''Hickey, Tom'''
*John Kelly
*'''Hillman, Kyle''' (Managing Director)
*Anderson Lawfer
*'''Hoag, Shannon'''
*Sean Mallary
*'''Lawfer, Anderson'''
*Kat McDonnell
*'''Mallary, Sean'''
*Mike Mroch
*'''McDonnell, Kat'''
*Janice O'Neill
*'''Mortis, Gregor'''
*Michaela Petro
*'''Parker, Stacy'''
*John Henry Roberts
*'''Richey, Kevin'''
*Jamie Vann
*'''Roberts, John Henry'''
*Justine C. Turner
*'''Simon, Noah'''

*'''Vann, Jamie'''
*'''Zoccoli, James Anthony'''
==References==
==References==
{{reflist}}
* [http://www.strawdog.org/ Strawdog Theatre Company website]
* [http://www.strawdog.org/ Strawdog Theatre Company website]
* [http://newcitystage.com/2009/05/21/strawdog-theatre-company-2009-2010-season-announcement/ New City Stage]
* [http://chicago.timeout.com/articles/theater/23218/spinning-straw-into-gold TimeOut Chicago]

{{Chicago}}
{{Chicago mtp}}
{{Chicago Theaters}}


[[Category:Theatre companies]]
[[Category:Theatre companies in Chicago]]

Latest revision as of 20:30, 30 May 2020

Founded in 1988, Strawdog Theater Company is[when?] located in North Center at 1802 W Berenice Avenue.

2015–2016 - Season 28

[edit]
  • In a Word
    • by Lauren Yee
    • directed by Jess McLeod
  • D.O.A.
    • by from the script by Russell Rouse & Clarence Greene
    • directed and adapted by Elizabeth Lovelady
  • Once in a Lifetime
    • by George S. Kauffman and Moss Hart
    • directed by Damon Kiely

History

[edit]

Lawrence Novikoff and Paul Engelhardt founded Strawdog Theatre Company in 1988 after performing together in a production of Euripides's Helen. Strawdog was intended to be a home for a company of actors drawn to a gritty, realistic theater style. The group took their name from Sam Peckinpah's movie "Straw Dogs" and was founded with the commitment to the ensemble approach, which remains the backbone of Strawdog today[when?] [1].

In 2000, the Company went through a period of restructuring. Many ensemble members left the Company and new members were recruited. This personnel change led to a shift in leadership and focus for the ensemble. Jennifer Avery and Michael Dailey took over as Co-Artistic Directors. They added many new ensemble members of varying disciplines, restructured the administration of the Company and gradually moved its focus from gritty kitchen sink dramas to a wider range of styles.[citation needed]

In August 2003, the Company hired Nic Dimond, a former ensemble member, to helm the Company as Artistic Director.[citation needed]

Strawdog first garnered national attention when Terry Teachout ("America's Theatre Critic") of The Wall Street Journal named Aristocrats one of the best shows of 2007.[1] The next year, Teachout once again lauded Strawdog for their production of RUR, a rarely seen parable about robots and technology.[2]

Production history

[edit]

2003–2004 - Season 16

[edit]

2004–2005 - Season 17

[edit]
  • Wireless 2
    • directed by Gregor Mortis
  • Puntila and His Man Matti
  • Wireless 3
    • directed by James Anthony Zoccoli
  • Impossible Marriage
  • The True Ballad of Fall's Blessings
    • by Hank Boland
    • directed by Nic Dimond

2005–2006 - Season 18

[edit]

2006-2007 - Season 19

[edit]

2007–2008 - Season 20

[edit]

2008–2009 - Season 21

[edit]
  • RUR
  • Cherry Orchard
  • Red Noses
    • by Peter Barnes
    • directed by Matt Hawkins

2009–2010 - Season 22

[edit]
  • St. Crispin's Day
  • Uncle Vanya
  • Good Soul of Szechuan
    • by Bertold Brecht
    • directed by Shade Murray

2010–2011 - Season 23

[edit]
  • Red Noses (Remounted)
    • by Peter Barnes
    • directed by Matt Hawkins
  • State of the Union
  • Master and Margarita
  • Conquest of the Southpole
    • by Manfred Karge
    • directed by Kimberly Senior

2011–2012 - Season 24

[edit]
  • Old Times
    • by Harold Pinter
    • directed by Kimberly Senior
  • Petrified Forest
  • The Duchess of Malfi

2012–2013 - Season 25

[edit]
  • Neighborhood 3: Requisition of Doom
    • by Harold Pinter
    • directed by Joanie Schultz
  • Improbable Frequency
    • Book & Lyrics by Arthur Riordan
    • Music by Bell Helicopter
  • Big Love

Awards

[edit]

2008

[edit]

Old Town
 After Dark Awards

  • Outstanding Musical
  • Outstanding Original Song/Score
    • Misha Fiksel
  • Outstanding Performance in a Musical or Review
    • Kat McDonnell


Lie of the Mind
 Joseph Jefferson Awards, Non-Equity Wing

  • Incidental Music
    • Misha Fiksel & Gregor Mortis

2007

[edit]

Marathon '33
Joseph Jefferson Awards, Non-Equity Wing

  • Outstanding Ensemble

2005

[edit]

Three Sisters

Joseph Jefferson Awards, Non-Equity Wing

  • Best Adaptation
    • Curt Columbus
  • Best Scenic Design
    • Brian Sidney Bembridge

After Dark Awards

  • Best Overall Technical
  • Best Production

Board of directors

[edit]
  • Meaghan Clayton
  • Thomas Linguanti
  • Camille McLeod
  • Jennifer Nelson
  • Seth Rickard
  • Chelsea Wilson
  • Patrick Zubrod

Artistic Associates

[edit]
  • Matt Hawkins

Members

[edit]
  • Aly Renee Amidei
  • Hank Boland
  • Nicole Bloomsmith
  • Brittany Dee Bodley
  • Mike Dailey
  • Scott Danielson
  • Anita Deely
  • Paul Fagen
  • John Ferrick
  • Kyle Gibson
  • Sarah Goeden
  • Carmine J. Grisolia
  • Kyle Hamman
  • Heath Hays
  • Shannon Hoag
  • Sam Hubbard
  • Jordan Kardasz
  • John Kelly
  • Anderson Lawfer
  • Sean Mallary
  • Kat McDonnell
  • Mike Mroch
  • Janice O'Neill
  • Michaela Petro
  • John Henry Roberts
  • Jamie Vann
  • Justine C. Turner

References

[edit]
  1. ^ Teachout, Terry (2007-12-28). "Discovering the World Beyond Broadway". Wall Street Journal.
  2. ^ Teachout, Terry (2008-10-03). "A Noisy 'Seagull,' a Remarkable 'R.U.R.'". Wall Street Journal.
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